Wrist Test: Zenith El Primero Chronomaster Fly-Back
The Zenith El Primero measures tenths of a second at 36,000 vibrations per hour, and the Fly-Back resets and restarts with a…
Read more →Junghans has been making watches in Schramberg, in the Black Forest, since 1861. The Max Bill puts a Bauhaus drawing on the wrist; the Mega Solar charges from light and sets itself by radio. 184 references, from €440.
























Junghans has been making watches in Schramberg, in the Black Forest, since 1861 — at the start of the twentieth century it was the largest clock factory in the world. Today it is known for two things that have little to do with each other: the Bauhaus dials of the Max Bill, and the radio-controlled solar movements of the Mega line. We carry 184 references, from €440 to €2,790.
The dials were drawn by Max Bill, a student of the Bauhaus school and one of the twentieth century’s serious designers, and the discipline shows: a thin case, a domed crystal, numerals set exactly where the eye expects them, and nothing at all that does not serve legibility. It is the rare watch that museums put in vitrines and people still wear daily.
It comes in 34, 38 and 40 mm — genuinely unisex, because the small sizes were never conceived as a women’s version but as the right proportion for the drawing. Hand-wound, automatic and quartz, from about €596 to €2,545.
The other half of the brand, and the one Americans search for most after the name itself. The dial charges from light, so there is no battery to replace; the movement synchronises with a radio time signal, so it is always exactly right without ever being adjusted. Junghans has been building radio-controlled watches since the 1980s and remains one of the very few doing it with this restraint. We carry 28 solar-quartz references.
The German dress classic and our widest Junghans line: chronographs, world timers, calendars, warm dials. 66 references, €1,090–€2,790.
The Bauhaus line, in 34, 38 and 40 mm, hand-wound, automatic and quartz. 57 references, €596–€2,545.
The contemporary shape: cushion and rounded cases, often solar. Where the range starts. 29 references, €440–€2,040.
The sturdier, sportier side of Junghans, with a military-instrument flavour. 7 references, €1,240–€1,690.
The reissue of the chronoscope built for the Munich Olympics: angular, unmistakably of its decade. 6 references, €790–€2,590.
The slimmest quartz dress watches and the technical Spektrum. 7 references together, from €440.
The range runs from €440 to €2,790, with half the catalogue around €1,490. Three practical points before ordering from Europe:
Junghans has thin distribution in the United States, and that is part of why people order it from here: the European references, and a dealer with a workshop rather than a warehouse.
Of the range we carry, 107 references are automatic, 36 quartz, 28 solar quartz and 8 hand-wound. The hand-wound Max Bill is the thinnest and the closest to the original drawing; the automatics sit in Meister and the larger Max Bill; the solar quartz is where the Mega technology lives. The exact calibre is listed on every product page. Browse all automatic watches or classic and dress watches.
Every watch ships with its original box, papers and two-year manufacturer warranty. Behind the shop there is a real workshop in Genoa: overhauls, battery changes, polishing and water-resistance testing. Jewellers since 1950 — about us. ⚠️ Junghans production is small and much of the catalogue is made to order: what the page shows as available is what we actually hold.
Max Bill is the Bauhaus line: the dials were designed by Max Bill himself, a student of the Bauhaus school, and the look is pure reduction — thin case, domed crystal, no decoration that does not serve legibility. Meister is the classic German dress watch: slightly richer, with chronographs, world timers and calendars. Meister is our widest Junghans collection at 66 references, Max Bill follows with 57.
In our catalogue Junghans runs from €440 to €2,790, with the middle of the range around €1,490. The Form and Milano lines start lowest; Meister and the mechanical Max Bill sit in the middle; the chronographs and the 1972 reissues reach the top.
Two technologies in one watch: the dial charges from light, so there is no battery to replace, and the movement synchronises itself with a radio time signal, so it is always exactly right without ever being set. Junghans has been doing radio timekeeping since the 1980s and it remains the most distinctive thing the brand makes. We carry 28 solar-quartz references.
Yes. Shipping to the US and Canada is a flat €22.50, insured and tracked, in 3–5 business days. Prices are shown in euro and include Italian VAT, which is removed at checkout on orders shipped outside the EU. Import duties and taxes on arrival are the buyer’s responsibility. Junghans has thin US distribution, which is part of why people order it from Europe.
Yes, and from one place in particular: Schramberg, in the Black Forest, where the company was founded in 1861. At the start of the twentieth century it was the largest clock factory in the world. The watches are still developed there.
Neither, and that is rather the point. The Max Bill comes in 34, 38 and 40 mm, and the smaller sizes were never conceived as “ladies’ watches” but simply as the right proportion for a thin, flat design. It is one of the few genuinely unisex watches on the market.
No. Of the range we carry, 107 references are automatic, 36 quartz, 28 solar quartz and 8 hand-wound. The hand-wound Max Bill is the thinnest and the most faithful to the original drawing.
Two years of official manufacturer warranty, with the original box and papers. Our own workshop in Genoa services the watches directly — overhauls, battery changes, polishing and water-resistance testing.
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